34.0369° N, 106.9109° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at SOCORRO GENERAL HOSPITAL (NM35), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
March 28, 1994 · 20:00 local
Place
Socorro, NM
Airport
Socorro General Hospital
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
DYRA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N94LG
Reported as
Snias AS350B2
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,200 total15 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft struck a duck in flight. Duck impacted windshield on left side. Continued to destination.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT STRUCK A DUCK IN FLIGHT. DUCK IMPACTED WINDSHIELD ON LEFT SIDE. CONTINUED TO DESTINATION.